#A52A35#A52A35

#A52A35 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.159 H 20.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A52A35
RGB	rgb(165, 42, 53)
HSL	hsl(355, 59%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(355, 75%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.5%, 67.9%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.69, 50.24, 24.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.69, 55.68, 25.54°)
OKLab	oklab(48.24% 0.1482 0.0565)
OKLCH	oklch(48.24% 0.159 20.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.9895, 9.9148, 4.3866)
Luminance	0.0991 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A52A35 #2AA59A

analogous

#A52A72 #A52A35 #A55C2A

triadic

#A52A35 #35A52A #2A35A5

tetradic

#A52A35 #72A52A #2AA59A #5C2AA5

square

#A52A35 #72A52A #2AA59A #5C2AA5

split-complementary

#A52A35 #2AA55C #2A72A5

monochromatic

#431116 #741E25 #A52A35 #CE3E4B #DA6F79

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#A52A35 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#A52A35 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A52A35

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A52A35	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A52A35	1.00	7.04	2.98	7.04
#FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4834

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6231

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B5002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a52a35;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 42, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.159 20.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c76e6c',
    500: '#a52a35',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a52a35;
$custom-light: #c76e6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a52a35",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.634,
    "s": 59.42,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48235,
    "c": 0.15858,
    "h": 20.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09912
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A52A35

secondary

#69C1B9

accent

#E3D545

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A52A35

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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